When is our government going to act?

Until a few weeks ago, I had no idea that BPA was in so much of our canned foods. It really is scary how much we don't know and how much the government shields certain information. I thought I'd share an article from today's NY Times.

Chemicals in our Foods and Bodies

Of course we have no idea if there really is any evidence this certain hormone is the real cause of our issues. Just think about how many different chemicals we come into contact with every day. However, there are scientific trials done on lab rats that indicate BPA directly caused birth defects and other abnormalities. Since I have a degree in biology, I'll take the scientists studies seriously!!! I, for one, would hate to not take action now and find out 5 or however many years later that it is in fact harmful to our bodies. So, I'll be playing it safe and really watching what we eat. Thankfully I don't really eat too many canned foods. HOWEVER, that being said, I do eat a lot of canned tomatoes. And in a previous article it states there is a large amount of BPA in canned, acidic foods. So, it's time to stock up on tomatoes in glass jars and waxy-cardboard containers.